Carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition of commercial dog food in Brazil

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Leonardo de Aro GaleraLuiz Antonio Martinelli

Abstract

Brazil is a low- to medium-income country and has the second largest pet food market in the world with 8% of world pet food consumption. The lowest-income social class spends around 17% of their domestic budget on pet food and other items related to pets. Consumers are frequently misled by advertising as there is no precise information about the main sources of protein, carbohydrates and fat in the labels, and the Brazilian pet food industry can legally claim that their products contain certain items like salmon or beef even if they use just a flavoring compound. The stable isotope methodology compares the stable isotope ratios of carbon (13C/12C) and nitrogen (15N/14N) between source and product. The 13C/12C ratio of a specific product (e.g., dog food) reveals the proportions of C4 (maize) and C3 (soybean, rice and wheat) plants in that product and the 15N/14N ratio reveals the proportion of the compounds derived from animals. With this isotopic data, we used MixSIAR, a Bayesian stable isotope-mixing model, to estimate the proportion of maize, grains, poultry and beef in dog food. The δ13C values of dry dog food ranged from -24.2‰ to -12.8‰, with an average (± standard-deviation) of -17.1‰ ± 2.8‰. The δ13C values of wet pet fo...Continue Reading

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Apr 5, 2019·Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies·Adibe Luiz Abdalla FilhoLuiz Antonio Martinelli
Jun 9, 2020·Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies·Janaina L SouzaLuiz A Martinelli

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